Blog to Eliminate Drunk Driving

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http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/10/weve-moved.html

The morning began cloudy with a brisk chilly breeze.   That didn't stop walkers from turning out for GEORGIA'S WALK LIKE MADD EVENT IN ATLANTA. When asked why they came, why they walk, t...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/09/cloudy-morning-sunshine-hearts.html

Children reciting names Exclaiming love to eternity Engraving names in granite Fingers tenderly stroking a name Hands gently laid on a name Wishing they were caressing Hearts ...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/09/saying-their-names.html

I always thought it would happen to someone else. But on April 16, 1992, I became that someone else. It started with my husband Joe telling me that our daughter, Alisa, had been in an accident�...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/09/remembering-911-becoming-someone-else.html

GIFTS OF LOVE Last weekend in Virginia Beach was indescribably wonderful.                        GIFT OF GRATITUDE:    A ballroom full of law enforcement professi...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/09/gifts-of-love.html

We are on our way to Virginia Beach to join with MADD Southside Virginia in honoring their law enforcement officers for their efforts to fight drunk driving. Clearly the Labor Day weekend traf...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/09/we-are-on-our-way-to-virginia-beach-to.html

Flying into Traverse City, Michigan we seemed to float on one layer of fluffy clouds and were gently protected with a layer above. The setting sun was a cranberry red, sending its rays ...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/planes-automobiles-ferries-earthquakes.html

I called Melissa Montgomery to thank her for the uplifting evening I was privileged to share with the dedicated and inspiring folks in the South Texas Affiliate of MADD. It was obvious that th...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/ordinary-people-extraordinary-activists.html

I am always uplifted when spending time with victim advocates. This week I was privileged to attend the NOVA, National Organization for Victims Assistance, Conference in Philadelphia. Th...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/surprising-inspiration.html

Hope. I love that word. I cherish the concept. I treasure the feeling. There were so many days after my daughter was killed by a drunk driver that I felt buried in the dark hole of despa...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/turning-cars-into-cure-for-drunk.html

The White House is profiling Americans from across the country whose work is helping our country rise to the challenges of this century. Each week they feature stories of Americans doing extraor...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/champions-of-change-day-at-white-house.html

Last week was a whirlwind of activities. I was honored to meet with Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation and David Strickland, Administrator of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/07/drunk-driving-can-be-form-of-child.html

I offer my gratitude to our outgoing President Laura Dean-Mooney. She has crossed the country - the globe actually - effectively representing all of us in MADD. Her dedication and sacrifice the...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/07/hello-and-goodbye.html

This Sunday we celebrate dads of many types--there are dads who are finished raising their kids, dads who have stepchildren, dads who no longer have their children through divorce or death, and d...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-daythanking-dads-of-all-kinds.html

Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are called Mom, Madre, Mommy, Mother, Mother-in-law, or you are a "stand in" Mom.  It is the greatest joy in my life to be called Madre or Momma by my daugh...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/05/mothers-day-2011.html

We had a great kick off to our first annual PowerTalk 21 day last Thursday! But if you missed that day, I want you to know that any day--the 21st of May for instance--is a great day to start the ...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-21st-or-any-21st.html

It's "Public Policy season" across the country as most legislatures are in session. We've had some limited success this "season" and as a result, lives will be saved, injuries prevented and many ...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-time-for-legislatures-to-act.html

With all the loss in the world, we get desensitized to hurt. I think we are all guilty of reading about a horrible car crash or murder or natural disaster and thinking, "Gee, that is so sad." But...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html

This morning, I had the pleasure of joining Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and NHTSA Administrator David Strickland to speak at a press conference in Waltham, MA about the exciting progre...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/01/madd-joins-secretary-of-dot-nhtsa.html

In Saturday's Washington Post there was an article about the DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety) and the potential technologies that NHTSA and the Automotive Coalition for Traffi...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2011/01/too-drunk.html

Well here we are on New Year's Eve and there is a lot of talk about parties and celebrating tonight. While you're planning your celebrations, it's important to keep safety in mind. Law enforcemen...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-new-year.html

December...the most wonderful time of the year? For many victim/survivors December isn't the most wonderful time of the year. I remember well the December of 1991. My husband, Mike, had just be...

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As we start the Thanksgiving holiday, please remember to tie one on! Tie on a MADD red ribbon to your car, truck, SUV, bicycle, motorcycle...anything that moves...to remind everyone to drive safe...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2010/11/tie-one-onfor-safety-that-is.html

This coming Sunday, November 21, I'll remember my late husband, Mike Dean, who was killed on this day in 1991 at the young age of 32. I think of him everyday as I do my work for MADD, but the ann...

http://maddonline.blogspot.com/2010/11/day-of-remembrance.html

Looking for that perfect gift—with a reasonable price tag? As the holidays approach, people may be feeling stressed about having to buy gifts when they don't have extra money. So spread some ho...

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